US Thwarts Volt Typhoon Cyber Espionage Campaign Through Router Disruption

Hundreds of routers have been turned off in the US in an effort to take down a cyber espionage campaign conducted by Volt Typhoon, a hacking group associated with the Chinese government.

“The real takeaway from this announcement for organisations is the dangers of insecure or end-of-life devices on their networks.”

The US Justice Department (DoJ) announced on January 31, 2024, that the FBI led a law enforcement operation in December 2023 to disrupt a network of hundreds of connected devices.

These devices, commonly known as small office/home office (SOHO) routers, had been hijacked by the Volt Typhoon advanced persistent threat (APT) group, who infected them with the KV Botnet malware.

Speaking to Infosecurity Magazine, our Managing Director, Ian McGowan, said Volt Typhoon’s use of obsolete everyday devices for nation-state espionage purposes should be a wake-up call for manufacturers.